Chapter 150 The age of loyal ministers weeping blood
Scumbag didn't know about Zuo Menggen's slander, so he seemed very interested.
"Zuo Qianzuo's attack on Zunhua is really the finishing touch. By then armies from all walks of life will gather, and the retreat route of the Eastern captives will be cut off. I'm afraid..."
This guy is quite daring to think.
Zuo Mengeng decided to let him sober up.
"Mr. Mao, we have no reinforcements. We only have one battalion of soldiers and horses. Of course, we cannot block the Donglu's retreat. At most, we will only cause some trouble for the Donglu."
Mao Yuanyi lost her excitement and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, if Governor Yuan can block the Donglu in Jizhou, the situation will not be so passive."
Zuo Mengeng sneered.
"How could Governor Yuan hold back the Donglu army if he didn't have enough troops? In the final analysis, it was not caused by the mutiny in Jizhen."
Yuan Chonghuan didn't stop Hou Jin in Jizhou, so I really don't blame him.
Because he doesn't have enough soldiers and horses.
Although Yuan Chonghuan had a total of 32,000 troops when he returned from Shanhaiguan, he had to divide his troops to guard because of the collapse of troops in Ji Town.
Yang Chun led three thousand soldiers and horses to guard Yongping, Manku's two thousand men guarded Qian'an, Liu Zongwu's two thousand men guarded Fengrun, Cai Yu and Gong Zhang's three thousand men guarded Yutian, and Zhu Mei and Liu Zhenhua's three thousand men guarded Jianchang.
All of a sudden, there were no more than 12,000 soldiers and horses.
Yuan Chonghuan only had 20,000 troops and horses, plus 1,500 troops from Baoding General Cao Minglei who had already been stationed in Jizhou. This was all the power he could use.
As for the local soldiers and horses in Ji Town, there are three associations. Among them, the Western Association has collapsed, the Central Association has no time to take care of itself, and the Eastern Association...has no troops.
Among the crimes listed by Chongzhen to Yuan Chonghuan, the so-called dismissal of the reinforcements, which led to the direct entry of the Jin Dynasty, is even more blaming.
At that time, there were You Shiwei's Changping Army, Hou Shilu's Xuanfu Army and Cao Minglei's Baoding Army near Jizhou.
The so-called demobilization of the armies refers to the mobilization of You Shiwei and Hou Shilu.
Zhou Wenyu's memoirs mentioned that Yuan Chonghuan instructed You Shiwei to return to Changping and Hou Shilu to guard Sanhe.
But more historical data show that the order to mobilize You Shiwei and Hou Shilu was issued by the Ministry of War.
Before Yuan Chonghuan arrived in Jizhou, You Shiwei had been transferred by the Ministry of War.
The executor is Fang Daren, the governor of Zhili.
Yuan Chonghuan had so little power in his hands, and faced Hou Jin's tens of thousands of troops, he immediately fell into a dilemma.
If he defends the city, he will not be able to stop Hou Jin from going around the city; if he defends the road, the city of Jizhou will not be protected. His troops may even be defeated by Hou Jin in the wild, and that will be a big deal.
Although Mao Yuanyi didn't want to admit it, she knew that what Zuo Mengeng said was right.
"I just hope that Governor Yuan can defeat the Donglu under the capital city and regain his prestige. Only then... can we do anything."
Zuo Mengeng looked at Mao Yuanyi carefully and realized that what he said was sincere. He didn't know whether he should tell the cruel truth.
However, Mao Yuanyi always watched him and did not miss any detail.
"Zuo Qianzuo, you might as well speak freely. What storms have I not seen?"
This is what you said.
Zuo Mengeng looked at the hell-black surroundings and sighed: "Since the Donglu crossed Jizhou, that Commander Yuan is dead."
Mao Yuanyi was so shocked that she almost fell off her horse.
"Why is Zuo Qianzuo so sure? I have the honor to hear about Governor Yuan's arrangements in Jizhou, and there is nothing wrong with them. The sneaking of Donglu is not the fault of Governor Yuan."
In this regard, Zuo Mengeng was also full of sympathy for Yuan Chonghuan's experience.
But just as Mao Wenlong died during the robbery of Denglai, the cause of Yuan Chonghuan's death was precisely the Donglu's crossing of Jizhou.
"From a military point of view, Governor Yuan's arrangement was very appropriate. Any general would have done the same thing. But once the Donglu crossed Jizhou, it would no longer be a military issue, but a political issue."
Mao Yuanyi's expression changed several times, and after a long time, she finally digested Zuo Mengeng's remarks.
Jizhou is the last gate to the east of the capital.
If Hou Jin had not crossed Jizhou, then in the eyes of the emperor, the court and even the people of the world, the nature would be the same as the previous Mongolian plunders.
Anyway, I'm used to it, so it's not a big deal.
But when Hou Jin crossed Jizhou and attacked the capital, it became a great change that affected the rise and fall of the dynasty and shook the country.
People can easily think of the story of the time when Wala broke into the capital city and almost forced the Ming Dynasty to move the capital.
When this happens, someone must take responsibility.
Yuan Chonghuan, who was the first person responsible, was dead.
It can be said that there was nothing wrong with what Yuan Chonghuan did militarily. But he ignored that this was actually a political issue.
However, after hearing Zuo Mengeng's analysis, Mao Yuanyi burst out with grief and indignation, quite crazy.
"How can you blame Governor Yuan for this? The disaster of Jizhen was raised as early as when Mr. Sun Ge was in charge of Liaodong. Has the court ever paid attention to it in so many years? Just a few months ago, Governor Yuan mentioned Jizhen
Hidden dangers. The court clearly turned a blind eye, but now it wants to blame the heroes who fought hard. Where is the justice?"
Zuo Mengeng was quite surprised.
"Does Mr. Mao really mean what he said?"
His understanding of Jisi's changes was only general. At most, he had some military details, but he knew nothing about the rest of the information.
Mao Yuanyi said that Yuan Chonghuan and even Sun Chengzong had known about the hidden dangers in Jizhen for a long time, which was really beyond his knowledge.
Mao Yuanyi was furious and her voice was quite loud.
"Although I am far away in Baoding, I have always paid attention to the situation of the court. I have been fortunate enough to see all the reports from Governor Yuan."
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but rein in his horse, looking at the oppressive darkness around him, he couldn't help but feel sad.
He originally thought that Yuan Chonghuan was a boastful person who made false claims for fame, which eventually led to the collapse of the situation in Liaodong. But now, judging from the information obtained through various channels, Yuan Chonghuan was obviously the one who was most unjustly accused.
Take Yuan Chonghuan's so-called "Five Years of Ping Liao" as an example.
What is the premise for Yuan Chonghuan to propose this goal?
All matters related to Liao Dynasty can be decided with one word.
In other words, Yuan Chonghuan demanded that all affairs in Liaodong be left to him.
When the platform called for the right one, Chongzhen promised well.
But then, within a few months, Chongzhen broke the contract.
What did this emperor do?
The distribution of rewards to various Mongolian ministries was stopped, and the rice market was stopped in the year of great famine.
The direct consequence of this incident was that various tribes in Eastern Mongolia turned to the Hou Jin Dynasty, which also opened the way for the Hou Jin Dynasty to bypass Ningjin and break through Jizhen.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter clearly expressing his opposition.
invalid objection.
After that, Chongzhen eliminated the Ji army, which led to a mutiny among the armies in Ji town.
Although Ji Town is located in the pass, it does not seem to be under the jurisdiction of Yuan Chonghuan. But Ji Liao is one, otherwise there would be no governor of Ji Liao.
Yuan Chonghuan was right again.
The objection is still invalid.
Yuan Chonghuan was forced to have no choice but to participate in disarmament.
for what?
It's just the employees wiping the boss's butt.
These two events directly led to the post-Jin Dynasty army marching across the capital as if they were in uninhabited territory after the Jisi Incident.
Let me ask, can this be blamed on Yuan Chonghuan?
Why does Yuan Chonghuan demand that the affairs and powers in Liaodong be unified and everything depends on him?
To put it bluntly, what Yuan Chonghuan wants to do is to implement version 2.0 of Sun Chengzong's Liaodong strategy, which can also be called a weakened version.
Sun Chengzong's strategy was to unite Ningjin, Tianjin, Denglai, Mao Wenlong, Korea, Mongolian tribes, Haixi Jurchens, and Savage Jurchens to launch a ten-sided siege on Hou Jin.
This strategy later went bankrupt because Tianqi wanted to build three major halls and used limited military expenditures.
When Yuan Chonghuan took charge of Liaodong, the functions of Tianjin and Denglai were scrapped, Mao Wenlong was unable to fight anymore, North Korea surrendered, and the Haixi Jurchens and Savage Jurchens were destroyed.
What he could do was to run Western Liaoning while wooing the various ministries in Eastern Mongolia, which were still wavering, and blocking all the channels for Hou Jin to invade the Ming Dynasty.
Then through this stalemate, relying on Ming's deeper family background, Hou Jin's vitality and vigor were slowly consumed.
This is also the reason why Yuan Chonghuan was in confrontation with Hou Jin while at the same time negotiating peace with Hou Jin.
Confrontation is consumption, peace negotiation is the goal.
Later, the peace talks collapsed, but Hou Jin also reached the edge of danger.
In order to appease various ministries and consolidate his position as Khan, Huang Taiji had to embark on a military adventure.
This is what has happened.
If the various tribes in Eastern Mongolia had not fallen to Hou Jin, and if Jizhen's defense system was complete, could Hou Jin still break through?
If not, Huang Taiji will not be able to provide sufficient benefits to all departments, and his position will definitely be in jeopardy.
Where can I be as authoritative as I was later?
Amin was imprisoned when he was told, and Manggurtai was punished when Manggurtai was punished. Daishan was forced to lie down and act small, and the oppressed Dorgon brothers could not breathe.
Unfortunately, Yuan Chonghuan's strategy was completely destroyed by the dishonest Chongzhen.
In the end, Yuan Chonghuan had to bear all the blame and infamy.
Ironically, Yuan Chonghuan is not the only one, let alone the last one.
Sun Yuanhua, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Zheng Chongjian...
This is really an era where loyal ministers cry blood!
ps: "The Collection of the Later Collection of Letters from Shikui": Chonghuan follows: "I will guard Ningyuan, and the bandits will be attacked by me, so I will never dare to invade my borders. Only the garrison along the way to Zunhua is weak, so it is appropriate to set up a regiment there to train the general troops."
.So Wang Wei was asked to do so. The Ministry of War asked Wang Wei to be impeached. If Wang Wei was not willing to do so, he immediately agreed and it would be difficult to change the situation.
"Chronicle of the Liao Division's Entry into the Wei": It was already spring, and I couldn't return. In July, the spies wanted to cross the river because of the slaves. They followed me and heard about it, and they took Jizhen as their concern. Yu Yiqi said: "The affairs in Liao are quite good, and the slaves are here.
There is no danger, but the edge of the thistle is thin. I will send a strong force to prepare quickly. If the slave spy knows about it, he can also attack his plan secretly." It was made public. On the day before Chongjiu, it was reported that the slave had crossed the river, and the Duke immediately sent out.
The participating general Xie Shangzheng and others prepared Ji. When they arrived, Ji Fu thought that the slave's belief was not confirmed, so he still restrained him. However, the traces of the slave were mysterious and unknown, so Ji Yi was relaxed.
In the face of solid historical data, if anyone accuses Yuan Chonghuan of being incompetent again, you can just slap them in the face.